AP Calculus BC - Curriculum Calendar

Week of 06-08-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 06-08-2015	Review For final exam	Review for Final Exam
Tuesday 06-09-2015	Exams	Final Exams A Block and B Block
Wednesday 06-10-2015	Exams	Final Exams C Block and D Block
Thursday 06-11-2015	Exams	iPad Return 7:50-8:30am Final Exams E Block and Make-up Exams
Friday 06-12-2015		School's Out For Summer

Week of 06-01-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 06-01		Group Presentations
Tuesday 06-02		General Calculus Review
Wednesday 06-03		Final Exam
Thursday 06-04		Juniors - Discuss final exam
Friday 06-05		Juniors -

Week of 05-25-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 05-25		No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday 05-26		SBAC - Juniors Seniors - Work on Projects
Wednesday 05-27		Pre-Teach Performance task SBAC - Juniors finish MC Seniors - Work on Projects
Thursday 05-28		SBAC - Performance Task - Juniors Seniors - Work on Projects
Friday 05-29		Juniors - finish SBAC if necessary Work on Projects

Week of 05-18-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 05-18		Work on Projects
Tuesday 05-19		Work on Projects
Wednesday 05-20		Work on Projects
Thursday 05-21		Work on Projects
Friday 05-22		Work on Projects - Select Presentation Order

Week of 05-11-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 05-11		Introduce Project - Select groups
Tuesday 05-12		Work on Projects
Wednesday 05-13		Work on Projects
Thursday 05-14		Work on Projects
Friday 05-15		Work on Projects

Week of 05-04-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 05-04		Test Taking Strategies - predictions
Tuesday 05-05		AP CALCULUS EXAM
Wednesday 04-29		Discuss AP Exam
Thursday 04-30		Probability Lesson and Binomial theorem
Friday 05-01		Graph Theory Lesson

Week of 04-27-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 04-27		Review Differential Equations
Tuesday 04-28		Review Related Rates
Wednesday 04-29		Review Advanced techniques of Integration Trig Substitution, Parts, Partial Fractions
Thursday 04-30		Review Solids of Revolution
Friday 05-01		Review - 2nd fundamental theorem General Review

Week of 04-20-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 04-20		Review LaGrange Error Bound	Practice
Tuesday 04-21		Review Polar, Vectors, Parametric	Practice
Wednesday 04-22		Review Riemann Sums
Thursday 04-23		Review Optimization
Friday 04-24		Review Euler's Method

Week of 04-06-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 04-06		Review Series Exam
Tuesday 04-07		Review 2008 AP Exam
Wednesday 04-08		Review 2008 AP Exam
Thursday 04-09
Friday 04-10

Week of 03-23-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Monday 03-31		Discussion on Taylor Series	Handout - AP FR questions	n/a
Tuesday 04-01		Grading rubrics - FR AP scoring rubric link	Review Series Tests
Wednesday 04-02
Thursday 04-03		A-Block Midterm B-Block Midterm		n/a
Friday 04-04		C-Block Midterm		n/a

Week of 03-23-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 03-23	Discussion on Power Series
Tue 03-24	Practice on Power Series	Power Series and convergence Self selected odds (11-47) Power Series as functions Odds (5-25)
Wed 03-25	Introduce MacLaurin and Taylor Series	Building a Taylor Series
Thu 03-26	Taylor Polynomials and LaGrange Error Bound	Taylor series and Error
Fri 03-27	Taylor and MacLaurin Polynomials	Using common Taylor series AP Practice

Week of 03-16-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 03-16	Series	Discuss Alternating Series, Root and Ratio Tests	9.4 Alternating Series 9.5 Root and Ratio Tests
Tue 03-17		NEML #6	Problems for Review
Wed 03-18	Power Series	Discuss Problems Intro Power Series	Power Series
Thu 03-19	Power Series	Power Series, convergence, radius, interval, endpoints	Problems and Solutions 9.6 Convergence
Fri 03-20	Power Series	Functions as Power Series	9.7 Functions as Power Series

Week of 03-09-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 03-09	Series	Comparison test for convergence, p-series, review convergence of sequences, integral test.	9.1 convergence 9.2 integral test and p-series test 9.3 comparison test
Tue 03-10	Series	Discuss Series problems	Ch. 9 solutions
Wed 03-11	UVM Prize Exam	UVM Prize Exam
Thu 03-12	Series	Comparison, ratio test, alternating series	Hughes Hallett 9.3
Fri 03-13		Teacher Inservice - No School

Week of 03-02-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 03-02	Vectors, Parametric, Polar	Integration Gateway #4	Parametric, Polar, and Vector tutorial practice and solutions
Tue 03-03	Sequences	Sequences introduction, notation, etc	Larsen 9.1 sequences
Wed 03-04	Sequences	Sequences - Day 2	Larsen 9.1 Homework
Thu 03-05	Series	Series - Day 1	Larsen 9.2 series
Fri 03-06	Series	Series - Day 2	Larsen 9.2 Homework

Week of 02-23-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 02-23	Vectors	Vectors and Parametrics discussion	AP problem practice
Tue 02-24	Polar Equations	Polar equations Link to Dawkins Notes	Polar functions and Area in Polar Ch. 8 solutions
Wed 02-25		Practice	2007 #3, 2005 #2, 2003B #2
Thu 02-26
Fri 02-27

Week of 02-09-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 02-09		Snow Day
Tue 02-10	Advanced Integration	Exam	revisit vectors 53 integrals
Wed 02-11	Integrals	Return Exam	discuss Exam
Thu 02-12	Vectors	Grade 53 integrals Discussion - vector calculus and parametric equations	53 integral worked out solutions Vector Calculus Parametric Calculus 1 Parametric Arc Length	Vectors, Parametrics due after break
Fri 02-13	NEML Exam #5	NEML Exam #5	80 integrals revisited

Week of 02-02-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 02-02		Snow Day
Tue 02-03	Improper Integrals	Integration Gateway #3 Improper Integrals and a review of L'Hopitals Rule	improper integrals L'Hopitals rule
Wed 02-04	Improper Integrals	More practice on improper integrals	Improper Integrals solutions
Thu 02-05	Vectors	Vectors discussion	n/a
Fri 02-06	Vectors	Vectors - properties - arithmetic Vectors - component form Vectors - applications Vectors - dot product applications	H.H. 12.1 ( H.H. 12.2 ( H.H. 12.3 ( H.H. 12.4 (

Week of 01-26-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 01-26	Q&A Partial fractions Trig Substitution	Integration using Trig Identities Integration using Trig substitutions	6.2 trig identities 6.3 trig substitution
Tue 01-27	No School	No School - Snow Day
Wed 01-28	Arc Length Trig Integrals Trig Substitution	Arc Length 8.3 Trig Integrals (1-4,7,15,29,44,53,93,95) 8.4 Trig Substitution (1,3,9,14,21,23,27,37,39,43,47,53,62)	5.7 Arc Length Larson 8.3 Larson 8.4
Thu 01-29	More trig integrals	What Strategy? Do problems 51-70	Larson Review
Fri 01-30	Improper Integrals	Improper Integrals and a review of L'Hopitals Rule	Integration Practice

Week of 01-19-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 01-19	No School	No School - MLK Day
Tue 01-20	No School	No School - Teacher Inservice
Wed 01-21	Review AB Calc Exams	Grade own FR exam questions to compare
Thu 01-22	Partial Fractions	NEML EXAM - partial fractions intro Great tutorial	Partial Fractions
Fri 01-23	Partial Fractions	Partial fractions (2,3,7-27odd,38,43,62,64)	Partial Fractions practice

Week of 01-12-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 01-12	MidTerm Exam Part 1	No Calc MC Exam		Exam
Tue 01-13	MidTerm Exam Part 2	Calc MC Exam		Exam
Wed 01-14	MidTerm Exam Part 3	FR Calc and No Calc Exam		Exam
Thu 01-15	Other Exams	C and D Block exams
Fri 01-16	Other Exams	E-Block and Make-up exams

Week of 01-05-2015	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 01-05	Integration Techniques	Integration by parts - review work from break Do: (3,11-37odd,41,45,59,69,78,85)	Parts practice solutions
Tue 01-06	Differential Equations	What is a differential equation? Yam in an oven problem. Solutions to DiffEQ - particular solutions Method of separation of Variables Slope Fields	tutorial and problems tutorial and problems
Wed 01-07	Differential Equations	More on Differential Equations and slope fields AP 2008 #6	Diff Eq practice
Thu 01-08	Differential Equations	DiffEQ - AP style - 2013 #6, 2014 #6
Fri 01-09	Prepare for Midterm	Practice Exam - 2008 - MC	Practice

Week of 12-15-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 12-15	Solids of revolution	Areas and solids of revolution and solids with known cross sections	tutorial, problems, solutions
Tue 12-16	Applications of Integration	Work on Area/solids problems	see Monday
Wed 12-17	AP Exam question practice	AP exam question practice 2010#4 - solution, 2010B#1 - solution, 2008#1 - solution	AP questions
Thu 12-18	Integration by parts	Integration by parts - our answer to the product rule	tutorial and problems
Fri 12-19	Integration by Parts	Integration by parts - practice Have a Joyous, Relaxing, Rejuvenating Break	Practice integration by parts More practice

Week of 12-08-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 12-08	Hyperbolic functions	Discuss hyperbolic functions	Document: Read, analyze, come with questions
Tue 12-09	Hyperbolic functions	Review Section 5.8	Do: p. 398-400 [1,17-31odd,35,43-63odd, 87-95odd]
Wed 12-10	Snow Day
Thu 12-11	Hyperbolic functions	Hyperbolic functions 5.8	Do: p. 398-400 [1,17-31odd,35,43-63odd, 87-95odd]
Fri 12-12	Integration	Integration gateway #2	n/a

Week of 12-01-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 12-01	Integration	Discussion from problems from last week Integration of natural log 4.9 tutorial	4.9 problems
Tue 12-02	Integration Exam	Happy Birthday Aaron Rodgers Integration Exam - part 1 - MC		Exam
Wed 12-03	Integration Exam	Integration Exam - part 2 - FR		Exam
Thu 12-04	Exponential, Log, Inverse trig	Intensive review - Larson Text Sections 5.1 - 5.7	5.1 - (61,67,71,83,89,95,97,99,101,105,119) 5.2 - (1-37EOodd,77,99,110) 5.3 - (85,86,100-106) 5.4 - (41,45,53,57,59,69,72,77, 79,80,81,88,99-125odd,127-134) 5.5 - (41-61odd,67-70,75-89odd, 109,129) 5.6 - (43-61odd,81,101) 5.7 - (1-53 EOodd, 55-57,63,91)
Fri 12-05	Work day on Ch. 5	work day

Week of 11-24-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 11-24	Integration	Integration by Substitution	Text (11-38,47-86)
Tue 11-25	Integration	Discuss Integration by Substitution. Integration Gateway #1	tutorial, problems
Wed 11-26	Ready	Get yourself ready for the holiday and next week by completing all your work early - then you can truly relax!
Thu 11-27	Turkey	Happy Thanksgiving!
Fri 11-28	Relaxation	Enjoy the day!

Week of 11-17-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 11-17	Calculators	Tricks tips and tools for calculator calculus The Anti-Derivative 4.1 tutorial	4.1 problems
Tue 11-18	Integration	Definition of the definite integral 4.3 tutorial Integration practice	4.3 problems worksheet
Wed 11-19	FTC	The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus incl avg. value, mean value for integrals, abs value for integrals	Textbook section 4.4 (1-57odd,58-60,62,66)
Thu 11-20	FTC-2	The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus	Textbook section 4.4 (67-105odd,111)
Fri 11-21	Integration	Discuss textbook problems The Second Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Integration Practice	4.7 tutorial, problems practice problems

Week of 11-10-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 11-10	No School - Inservice	No School
Tue 11-11	Riemann Sums	Discuss Left, Right and Midpoint Riemann Sum	Tutorial Problems
Wed 11-12	Riemann Sums	Trapezoidal Rule Simpson's Rule and Error Practice with sums and error	Tutorial Problems Handout
Thu 11-13	Riemann sums	NEML Exam #2 - 30 minutes Review Riemann sums and error	n/a
Fri 11-14	Integration	Integral of Rate gives total change	Handout Do: (2,5,10,11,13,14,15,20,22,29)

Week of 11-03-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 11-03	Applications to differentiation	Discuss Midterm
Tue 11-04	Applications to differentiation	Discuss Midterm
Wed 11-05	Newton's method	DGW#4 Newton's method handout	Read: p.229-232 Do: p. 234 [29-30]
Thu 11-06	Discuss Ch. 3 Exam How far did the car go? Riemann Sums tutorial		p. 227-228 (1,3,5,9,11,12)
Fri 11-07	Riemann Sum to integration handout	problems	p. 234-236 (2,8,9,14,15,18,21,24,28,29,30)

Week of 10-27-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-27	Differentials
Tue 10-28	Tangent line approximation
Wed 10-29	Study for midterm	Study for midterm
Thu 10-30	Midterms	Midterm exam		Exam
Fri 10-31	Midterms	C-Block exam

Week of 10-20-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-20	Applications	Second Derivative test - Inflection points	Tutorial Problems
Tue 10-21	Applications	Practice with first and second derivatives Optimization	Problem Set
Wed 10-22	Applications	Discuss problem sets from Thu, Mon, Tue	n/a
Thu 10-23	Applications	Differentiation Gateway #3 Curve sketching with info from f,f',f"	Tutorial Problems	DGW#3
Fri 10-24	Applications	More Optimization Problems	Tutorial Problems

Week of 10-13-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-13		No School	n/a
Tue 10-14	Applications	Rolle's Theorem Mean Value Theorem	Tutorial Problems Text problems (1-36 EO odd, 37,53-63,71)
Wed 10-15	Applications	Discuss work from Friday Discuss MVT and Rolle's Theorem	n/a
Thu 10-16	Applications	First Derivative Test - increasing/decreasingRelative/Local and Absolute/Global Extrema	Tutorial Problems
Fri 10-17	Applications	NEML test - 30 min w/calculator Differentiation Gateway #3	n/a

Week of 10-06-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 10-06	Differentiation	Unit 2 Exam	n/a
Tue 10-07	Applications	Related Rates	Related Rates tutorial problems
Wed 10-08	Applications	Related Rates	Related rates practice
Thu 10-09	Applications	Discuss Exam and Related Rates	Continue with Related Rates
Fri 10-10	Applications	Position, Velocity, Acceleration and parametric equations	P,V,A tutorial problems

Week of 09-29-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-29	Differentiation	Discuss problems from Thu. and Fri. Derivatives of Inverse Functions	Section 2 solutions Section 2.8 tutorial problems
Tue 9-30	Differentiation	Teach Chain rule to AB class	n/a
Wed 10-01	Differentiation	Related Rates Derivative Gateway exam #1	Related Rates
Thu 10-02	Differentiation	Implicit differentiation practice	practice
Fri 10-03	Differentiation	Derivative Gateway exam #2	Study for Unit 2 Exam Monday

Week of 09-22-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-22	Differentiation	Discuss problems from Wed, Thu. and Fri. Derivatives of Exponential and Logarithmic functions	Section 2.5 tutorialSection 2.5 problems
Tue 9-23	Differentiation	Using the chain rule and inverses to find d/dx ln(x) Derivative Practice	Handout p.131-132(1-48) solutions
Wed 9-24	Differentiation	Derivatives of Inverse Trig functions Derive d/dx arcsin(x)	Derive d/dx arccos(x), arcsec(x), arctan(x), arccot(x), arccsc(x)
Thu 9-25	Differentiation	Using derivatives of inverse trig functions Tangent lines and Normal lines	Section 2.9 tutorial, Section 2.9 problems Section 2.6 tutorial, Section 2.6 problems
Fri 9-26	Differentiation	Implicit differentiation	Section 2.7 tutorial, Section 2.7 problems

Week of 09-15-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-15	Differentiation	Discuss problems from Fri. Product rule, quotient rule	product/quotient rule tutorial, problems
Tue 9-16	Differentiation	Discuss product and quotient rule	revisit problems from yesterday
Wed 9-17	Differentiation	The Chain Rule	2.3 tutorial2.3 problems
Thu 9-18	Differentiation	Derivative of Tangent, Secant, Cosecant, Cotangent	tutorial p.137-140 (1-106 EO odd, 108-115, 123,125)
Fri 9-19	Differentiation	Derivatives of functions involving Trig - Mr. Caraco's Limits Exam	tutorial problems Limits Exam

Week of 09-08-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-08	Rates of Change	Discuss problems from Thu and Limits exam Secant line to tangent line, difference quotient. Trig Gateway details	Prepare for Trig Gateway tomorrow
Tue 9-09	Differentiation	Trig Gateway Introduction to Differentiation	Take notes on p. 96-103 Do: p.103-106 [1-105 Every Other Odd]	Gateway
Wed 9-10	Differentiation	More work on Differentiation	Tutorial - Problems	due Thu
Thu 9-11	Differentiation	Discuss Thursday's assignment Trig Gateway Exam	n/a	Trig Gateway
Fri 9-12		Sketch Derivatives Derivative Rules	Take notes on p. 107-114Do: p.115-118 (2-30,39-54,59,65)

Week of 09-01-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 9-01	n/a	Labor Day - No School
Tue 9-02	Limits	Discuss Limits Handout	Finish packet Mr. Caraco's problem
Wed 9-03	Limits	Discuss Limits - Solutions Look at another resource	Read section 1.3 p.59-66 and section 1.4 p.70-78 be ready for Homework quiz Thursday.
Thu 9-04	Limits and ROC	Limits and Continuity - wrap up discussion Average Rates of Change	HW Quiz Do Problems (7,15,19,20,23,27,28) at end of Handout	HW QUIZ solutions
Fri 9-05	Limits	Limits Assessment	n/a

Week of 08-25-2014	Topic	Class Activity	Homework	Assessment
Mon 8-25	n/a	Teacher Inservice - no school
Tue 8-26	n/a	Teacher Inservice - no school
Wed 8-27	n/a	Freshmen and Junior Jumpstart - no class
Thu 8-28	How Fast?	(handout) Approximate the speed of cars coming down Seminary Ave. Video 1, Video 2, Video 3	Syllabus	Signature Form
Fri 8-29	Continuity and Limits	Discussion on limiting behavior and continuity. Tutorial (pages in reverse order) Textbook distribution: All of Chapter P is required prior knowledge - review it Information on Limits starts on p. 41	Problems Text no.	Due Tuesday